Cough #4

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Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Rx. Adenophorae	Nan Sha Shen	12g	Nourishes Yin, moistens the Lungs, dispels Phlegm and stops cough. With Mai Men Dong, for a dry cough with little Phlegm and a parched throat due to Lung Dryness or Heat injuring the Lung Yin With Mai Men Dong and Tian Hua Fen, for chronic, dry, non-productive cough with marked reduction of fluids due to Lung Yin Deficiency.
Rx. Ophiopogonis	Mai Men Dong	10g	Moistens the Lungs, nourishes Yin and stops cough.
Rx. Trichosanthis	Tian Hua Fen	10g	Clears and drains Lung Heat, transforms Phlegm and moistens Lung Dryness.
Cx. Lycii	Di Gu Pi	12g	Clears and drains Heat in the Lung. With Sang Bai Pi, for Lung Heat cough or wheezing.
Rx. Asteris	Zi Wan	10g	Relieves coughs and expels Phlegm.
Bul. Fritillariae Cirrhosae	Chuan Bei Mu	10g	Clears Heat, transforms Phlegm, stops cough and nourishes and moistens the Lung. With Xing Ren, for cough and wheezing with copious sputum.
Fol. Eriobotryae	Pi Pa Ye	10g	Transforms Phlegm, clears Lung Heat and descends Lung Qi. With Pi Pa Ye, for Lung Heat induced non-productive cough, or cough with viscous sputum that is difficult to expectorate, with chest pain and a dry throat.
Sm. Armeniacae	Xing Ren	10g	Stops cough and calms wheezing. With Mai Men Dong, for dry cough due to Dryness and Heat injuring the Lungs. With Chuan Bei Mu, for wheezing and cough from externally contracted Lung disorders, non-productive cough from Lung Deficiency disorders and coughing of thick, yellow sputum due to Phlegm-Fire.
Cx. Mori	Sang Bai Pi	10g	Drains Heat from the Lungs, stops cough and calms wheezing.

Formula Actions

• Nourishes Yin
• Moistens the Lungs
• Eliminates Phlegm
• Relieves cough

Syndromes

• Lung Yin Deficiency

Clinical Manifestations

Longstanding cough with a little amount of white mucous or bloody sputum Dry throat Hoarseness Flushed cheeks Afternoon fever Five sole Heat

Insomnia Night sweating Fatigue Emaciation T: Red C: little coating or None P: Thready and rapid

Treats

Cough

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

Modifications

For dyspneic cough:		For flushed cheeks and hectic fever:
+ Fr. Schisandrae	Wu Wei Zi	+ Rx. Stellariae	Yin Chai Hu
For Blood-tinged sputum:		+ Hb. Artemisiae Annuae	Qing Hao
+ Rz. Imperatae	Bai Mao Gen
+ Fr. Gardeniae	Zhi Zi